The Street

Twelve-year-old Janna Jihad has been labelled the world’s youngest journalist. She comes from the West Bank in Palestine where she uses her voice to speak up about living under Israeli occupation. She is currently touring the country with 2…

Following a protest action that led to road closures in uMgababa Township over taxi fare increases, the taxi association chairman BP Gumede says they do feel feel for the community, however the fare increases by one rand every year…

The camera pans on the crowd of football fans but lo and behold if it is a woman it picks out, then it is only one type it finds. Yes, the beautifully made up, scantily-clad one. Twenty-seven-year-old Thomas Mandl, a German photographer,…

Kids are running around playing, it's the school holidays. Elderly women are sitting outside in the sun; they say inside their houses it's chilly. Enkanini, which translates to ‘place of strong-willed’ in Blinkbonnie Road, Durban, has…

The Economic Freedom Fighters revealed that they have agreed with Contralesa (The Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa) that traditional leaders are important in the land question. On Thursday, the party held two press…

The Daily News recently reported that there is an increasing public outcry for a complete sex offenders register to be established so that people who have been previously convicted of sexual offences can be easily traced when they apply for…

On Tuesday, Supersport released a report on the now-infamous Ashwin Willemse walkout and racism accusations at the television studios. In May, Willemse walked off the set of the station accusing Nick Mallett and Naas Botha of patronising…

Traditionally football or sports, in general, has been thought of as apolitical. It is a space where teams and fans gather to watch their favourite sports being played without it being political. And yet, historically, we have seen that the…

An organisation of feminist and gender activists is calling for a Total Shutdown and Intersectional Women’s March Against Gender-based Violence on August 1. It is calling on all women, gender non-conforming people and the LGBTQIA+ community…

If you’ve walked through Johannesburg, you might have noticed bus shelters that are unexpected bursts of colour against the otherwise grey backdrop of the city streets. Cape Town-based artist/designer duo Faatimah Mohamed-Luke and Al Luke…

Countdown to the 2018 FIFA World Cup, to be hosted in Russia, has begun with many soccer fanatics placing their bets on different teams. The World Cup will take place from 14 June to 15 July. Among the African teams that have qualified are…

The KwaZulu-Natal Meter Taxi Alliance held a mass meeting on Monday, 16 April to address issues currently facing the industry, including lack of profits, they said. The meeting called on meter taxi operators, Uber, and Taxify drivers to…

A study released by global cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab, has revealed that 50% of couples have argued about device overuse. The surveyed people admitted that it had a long lasting impact in relationships. The Daily Vox spoke to a few…

Some students at the Durban University of Technology have expressed concerns over an ongoing NSFAS protest, accusing the student representative council (SRC) of using them as a tool in their battles against the university management. A…

Following the passing of South Africa’s struggle icon, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela earlier this week, many people have been paying tribute and commending her for her contribution in the fight against apartheid, despite some trivialising her.…

South African activist and political struggle stalwart Mam’ Winnie Madikizela Mandela died on Monday 2 March 2018, at the Milpark Netcare Hospital in Johannesburg following a long illness. The Daily Vox spoke to a few student leaders at the…

During the memorial service for Nelson Mandela, the first democratically elected president of South Africa, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma hailed Madiba as someone that represents the best Pan-African values of freedom, solidarity, service to the…

On 14 February, South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma finally stepped down following a recall by the African National Congress. The Daily Vox asked young Durbanites what they thought of the new president Cyril Ramaphosa. Samkelo…

Valentine's Day 2018 left South Africa shook, and not because someone sent us roses unexpectedly. Not since the Zimbabwean coup-lite last year has this country been under as much stress as this week. The one and only President Jacob Zuma -…

The African National Congress national executive committee announced on Tuesday afternoon that it will be recalling it deployee, President Jacob Zuma. With this signifying the beginning of the end of Zuma’s reign as president of the…